Q.8- What for pastoralists had to pay tax?
a. Wood
b. House
c. Animal
d. None of these

Q. 9- When did the right to collect the tax auctioned out to contractors?
a. 1720s
b. 1910s
c. 1850s
d. None of these

Q.10- Where is the Dhangars were an important pastoral community?
a. Maharashtra
b. Bihar
c. Gujarat
d. All of these

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Question 1 of 10

1. Question

Where did the Pastoralists were found?

Plateaus

Plains

Deserts

None of these

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All pastoralists operated in the mountains, they all were also to be found in the plateaus, plains and deserts of India. Dhangars were found in this area they are an important pastoral community of Maharashtra.

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All pastoralists operated in the mountains, they all were also to be found in the plateaus, plains and deserts of India. Dhangars were found in this area they are an important pastoral community of Maharashtra.

Question 2 of 10

2. Question

Which was the crop sown by the Dhangars in the central plateau of Maharashtra?

Jowar

Rice

Bajra

All of these

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By October the Dhangars harvested their bajra and started on their move west. After a march of about a month they reached the Konkan.

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By October the Dhangars harvested their bajra and started on their move west. After a march of about a month they reached the Konkan.

Question 3 of 10

3. Question

What was the reason behind the seasonal rhythms of the movement?

Monsoon and dry season

Winter and cold season

Rainy and cold season

None of these

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The reason of the seasonal rhythms of the movement of Gollas, Kurumas and Kurubas were Monsoon and dry season. In the dry season they moved to the coastal tracts, and left when the rains came.

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The reason of the seasonal rhythms of the movement of Gollas, Kurumas and Kurubas were Monsoon and dry season. In the dry season they moved to the coastal tracts, and left when the rains came.

Question 4 of 10

4. Question

In which region of India the Banjaras found?

Uttar Pradesh

Punjab, Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra

All the above

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Banjaras were yet another well-known group of graziers. They were to be found in the villages of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

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Banjaras were yet another well-known group of graziers. They were to be found in the villages of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Question 5 of 10

5. Question

Where did we find the community of Raikas?

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Punjab

None of these

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In the deserts of Rajasthan, the community of Raikas live. The rainfall in the region was meagre and uncertain. On cultivated land, harvests fluctuated every year.

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In the deserts of Rajasthan, the community of Raikas live. The rainfall in the region was meagre and uncertain. On cultivated land, harvests fluctuated every year.

Question 6 of 10

6. Question

In which century ‘Wasteland Rules’ implemented in various parts of the country?

Late 17th century

Early 18th century

Mid-19th century

None of these

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From the mid-nineteenth century, Waste Land Rules were enacted in various parts of the country. By these Rules uncultivated lands were taken over and given to select individuals.

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From the mid-nineteenth century, Waste Land Rules were enacted in various parts of the country. By these Rules uncultivated lands were taken over and given to select individuals.

Question 7 of 10

7. Question

Which region did the Gujjar Bakarwals belongs to?

Jammu and Kashmir

Bihar

Madras

None of these

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Gujjar Bakarwals are pastoralists belonging to Jammu and Kashmir region. They are great herders of goat and sheep. Many of them migrated to this region in the nineteenth century in search of pastures for their animals.

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Gujjar Bakarwals are pastoralists belonging to Jammu and Kashmir region. They are great herders of goat and sheep. Many of them migrated to this region in the nineteenth century in search of pastures for their animals.

Question 8 of 10

8. Question

What for pastoralists had to pay tax?

Wood

House

Animal

None of these

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The pastoralists had to pay tax on the houses they were living in. To expand its revenue income, the colonial government looked for every possible source of taxation.

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The pastoralists had to pay tax on the houses they were living in. To expand its revenue income, the colonial government looked for every possible source of taxation.

Question 9 of 10

9. Question

When did the right to collect the tax auctioned out to contractors?

1720s

1910s

1850s

None of these

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Between the 1850s and 1880s was the right to collect the tax auctioned out to contractors. These contractors tried to extract as high a tax as they could to recover the money they had paid to the state.

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Between the 1850s and 1880s was the right to collect the tax auctioned out to contractors. These contractors tried to extract as high a tax as they could to recover the money they had paid to the state.

Question 10 of 10

10. Question

Where is the Dhangars were an important pastoral community?

Maharashtra

Bihar

Gujarat

All of these

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Dhangars were an important pastoral community of Maharashtra. In the early twentieth century their population in this region was estimated to be 467,000.

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Dhangars were an important pastoral community of Maharashtra. In the early twentieth century their population in this region was estimated to be 467,000.